African-American History Flashcards

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(black)
inferiority

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(schwarze)
Minderwertigkeit

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opposite: (black)
inferiority

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white superiority

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to be inferior to

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minderwertig sein

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opposite: to be inferior to

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to be superior to

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(white)
supremacist

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someone who feels superior to other groups

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equal

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gleich

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opposite: equal

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unequal

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unjust

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ungerecht

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to face sth (segregation, discrimination, poverty etc.)

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etw. gegenüberstehen

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synonym: to face sth

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to be confronted with

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slavery

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Sklaverei

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slave

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Sklave

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enslaved

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versklavt

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slave trade

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Sklavenhandel

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profitable business

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gewinnbringendes Geschäft

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to import

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importieren

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plantation

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Plantage

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to harvest crops

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Ernte einbringen/ernten

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living conditions

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Lebensverhältnisse/Wohlverhältnisse

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hardship

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Not, Elend

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21
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forced labour

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Zwangsarbeit

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forced to do sth.

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gezwungen etw. zu tun

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to force sb. to do sth.

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jmd. zwingen etw. zu tun

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disobedient

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ungehorsam

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opposite: disobedient
obedient
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disobedience
Ungehorsamkeit
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opposite: disobedience
obedience
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torture
jmd. quälen/foltern; Folter, Qual
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to escape to freedom
in die Freiheit fliehen
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synonym: to escape to freedom
flee
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sympathy
Mitgefühl, Mitleid
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to sympathize with sb.
für jmd. Verständnis haben/mit jmd. Mitleid haben
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sympathizers
Sympathisant
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to outlaw
etw. verbieten/für ungesetzlich erklären
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meaning: to outlaw
to make sth. illegal or unacceptable
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opposite: to outlaw
legalize
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Emancipation Proclamation
Verkündung der Sklavenbefreiung
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to rely on sth.
von etw. Abhängig sein
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synonym: to rely on sth.
to depend on sth.
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13th Amendment to the US Constitution
13. Zusatzartikel zur Verfassung
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abolish
abschaffen, aufheben
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synonym: abolish
to ban, to forbid, to put an end to sth.
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abolition
Abschaffung
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abolitionist
Abolitionist
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meaning: abolitionist
a person who supports the abolition of something
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Civil War
Bürgerkrieg
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segregation
Trennung
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collocation: segregation
to experience segregation
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to seperate
trennen
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seperation
Trennung
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(public) facilities
(öffentliche) Einrichtungen
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prejudice
Vorurteil
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second-class citizen
Bürger zweiter Klasse
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to be made law
zu einem Gesetz gemacht werden
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to pass a law
ein Gesetz verabschieden
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to dictate sth.
etw. bestimmen/anordnen
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to discriminate against sb.
jmd. diskriminieren
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collocation: to discriminate against sb.
to face discrimination
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discriminated
diskriminiert
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discriminatory
diskriminierend
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discrimination
Diskriminierung
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to deprive sb. of sth.
jmd. einer Sache berauben/jmd. etw. vorenthalten
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deprivation
Entbehrung
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to rule
entscheidung
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to violate sth.
etw. verletzen gegen etw. verstoßen
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collocation: to violate sth.
violate a law/rule/regulation
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civil rights
Bürgerrechte
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civil rights activist
Bürgerrechtler
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social unrest
soziale Spannungen/Unruhen
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to draw attention to sth.
Aufmerksamkeit auf etw. lenken
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to protest
protestieren
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collocation: to protest
to do sth. under protest, to do sth. in protest, to make a protest
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protester
Protestant
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synonym: to protest
to demonstrate
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synonym: a protest
demonstration
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racial injustice
Rassenungerechtigkeit
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collocation: racial injustice
to fight against racial injustice
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to refuse to do sth.
ablehnen etw. zu tun
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to trigger sth.
etw. auslösen
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to boycott sth.
etw. boykottieren
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meaning: boycott
to refuse to buy a product or take part in an activity as a way of expressing strong disapproval
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boycott
Boykott
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to deliver a speech
eine Rede halten
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to riot
randalieren, toben, wüten
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riot
Aufruhr, Aufstand
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to encourage sb. to do sth.
jmd. ermutigen/bestärken etw. zu tun
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opposite: to encourage sb. to do sth.
to discourage sb. to do sth.
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to urge sb. to do sth.
jmd. eindringlich bitten etw. zu tun
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to take action
handeln
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to grant equality
Gleichheit gewähren
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Civil Rights Act
Bürgerrechtsgesetz
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legislative measure
gesetzliche Maßnahmen
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inevitable
unvermeidbar
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opposite: inevitable
evitable
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to march
marschieren
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march
Marsch
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police brutality
Polizeigewalt
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to be unarmed
unbewaffnet sein
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opposite: to be unarmed
to be armed
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to be placed in a chokehold
in den Würgegriff genommen werden
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acquitted
freigesprochen
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acquittal
Freispruch
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to acquit sb. of a charge
jmd. freisprechen
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opposite: to acquit sb.
to be convicted
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in response to
in Erwiderung auf etw.
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to act in self-defence
in Notwehr handeln
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to be outraged by sth.
über etw. empört sein
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to spark outrage
Empörung auslösen
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to be charged with
wegen etw. angeklagt sein, beschuldigt werden
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to be on the decline
zurückgehen
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opposite: to be on the decline
to be on the rise
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progress
Fortschritt
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collocation: progress
to make progress
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systematic racism
systematischer Rassismus
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everyday decision
alltägliche Entscheidungen
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to detect
entdecken
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synonym: to detect
notice
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to run for president
als Präsident kandidieren
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presidential candidate
Präsidentschaftskandidat
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wealth gap
Wohlstandslücke
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wealth
Wohlstand
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unemployment rate
Arbeitslosigkeitsrate
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to be more likely
wahrscheinlicher sein
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to be sentenced
verurteilt werden
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synonym: to be sentenced
to be convicted
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to enjoy greater racial equality
Rassengleichheit genießen
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overt
offen
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more subtle forms of discrimination
subtilere Formen der Diskriminierung
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under-represented
unterpräsentiert
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great disparity
große Ungleichheit
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urban ghetto
urbanes Ghetto
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drug trafficking
Drogenhandel
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we live below the poverty line
unter der Armutsgrenze leben
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welfare
Sozialhilfe
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housing
Wohnverhältnisse
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integration
Integration